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Derek Jeter receives honorary Michigan degree, speaks at U-M commencement

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Derek Jeter did not graduate from Michigan, but he now holds a U-M degree.

The Captain received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Michigan on Saturday.

Jeter, who turns 51 next month, prepped at Kalamazoo Central High School. He signed with Michigan, but he wisely chose to begin his professional baseball career after being drafted by the New York Yankees. The rest is history for the first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Though Jeter did not wear the maize and blue as an athlete, he did take classes at Michigan for a full semester in the fall of 1992. He is not a U-M graduate, but Jeter is officially a degree holder of his favorite university.

Jeter is a familiar face in Ann Arbor as a diehard supporter of the Wolverines. On Saturday, he was the school’s commencement speaker.

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.